Twenty-one years ago, I was born. Daughter of Hodge Starkweather and Amaury Herondale. Fourteen years ago, we live in a prestigious manor in Alicante held by the Herondales. My mother died when I was five, two years after the Uprising.
My father took part in the Rebellion (that much I know). After a long review of his involvement, he was punished to be exiled to the New York Institute, cursed to never be able to leave its local grounds.
There we met the Lightwoods and later, their adoptive son, Jace. My father became our mentor. He trained us how to fight, teach us strategies, and guide us through every missions.
Alec, Izzy, Jace, and I became team, together with the newest member of our group - my distant cousin, Lei Montclaire. The five of us go through every mission. Over the years of training and growing together, Izzy became my parabatai, so does Alec and Jace.
Determine to uphold the Herondale name, to clean my father's name, and help him gain his freedom... I would do just about anything.
I am Maddison Lorraine Starkweather, and this is my story.
[Shadowhunters: Season 1]
Alec Lightwood is 21 years old and has promptly been arrested for being complicit in a group assault on a older gentleman that tried to commit rape on his younger sister, Isabelle Lightwood. The punishment is 5 years behind bars and not enough with that, the one who captured Alec is his very own brother, Jace Herondale.
Jace has been a part of the NY police department for about a year now and even though his own sister was the victim this time, he can't choose family before his job. He swore an ode when he first got his badge and that is something he won't give up on that easy, not even for Alec.
5 years in prison may seem like an eternity and that is exactly what Alec expects it to be, but what he didn't expect was to meet Magnus Bane.
He's 23 years old and arrested for murdering his very own stepfather, but the reason isn't what everyone thinks it is.
It's much worse.
Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Magnus doesn't quiet know what's real or not, but one thing he knows for sure is that ever since Alec Lightwood arrived at the prison, the voices in his head has begun to disappear.
The question is, will Magnus be able to survive the silence?